Patient Registration

You may register at Handbridge Medical Centre as a new patient if your postcode begins with one of the following as you are in our practice area;

CH1 1, CH1 2, CH4 7 & CH4 8

If your postcode does not begin with any of these, then unfortunately, at this time we would be unable to register you as you are outside of our practice area, please click here to take a look at NHS choices for alternative practices who may register you. Please keep in mind your nearest practice may be in Wales, for Welsh surgeries please click here.

If you decide to register.

Please allow us 5-10 working days to process your registration (during busy periods this may take us longer), if you need to be registered quicker for emergency care please contact our reception team, and given we have availabilty we will assist you as best we can. Remember your previous practice still holds a duty of care to you even if you are currently out of their area so they may be able to assist with prescriptions and such. Also please be aware it often takes sometime for records to be forwarded from your former practice, therefore it would be wise for you to ensure you have a couple of weeks worth of medication, if needed, from your previous practice. Appointments will not be offered to unregistered patients.

Registrations will not be accepted without a registration form, lifestyle questionnaire, and signed patient contract, agreeing to our practices policies. These forms are available to download below. Or you can submit the pre-registration forms online to us by selecting the tab at the top of this page.  However all new patients are required to attend the surgery in person before your registration is accepted so we can view PROOF OF IDENTITY and PROOF OF CURRENT ADDRESS. Any pre-registrations forms where we have not seen accompanying proof of ID/ADDRESS are discarded after 1 month.

If you have asthma, diabetes, COPD or a form of heart disease, once registered, we will contact you to make an appointment with our specialist nurse.

We do not routinely ask new patients to see a GP, however if you would like to arrange an appointment for this you are welcomed to. Our Health Care Assistant also can accommodate general health checks for our new patients. 

Registration Form, Lifestyle Questionnaire and Patient Contract.

New Patient Registration form

Online medical questionnaire for new patients

Patient Contract (To be read and signed before registration is accepted)

The NHS is introducing a Summary Care Record to be used in emergency care.  This will detail any medication you are on as well as  allergies and bad reactions to medications. This information will only be available to health care staff treating you.  Further information is available from reception or you can visit the following website www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk Should you decide you do not want to be included in this initiative there are "opt out" forms available at our reception desk.

Online 'Pre-registration' with the practice

If you wish to pre-register click on the link below to open the form. When you have completed all of the details, click on the "Submit" button to mail your form to us.

In order for your registration to be accepted by the Practice, you will need to attend in person in order to sign the registration form.  You will need to bring with you proof of address and ID.  If you have not already done so we will ask you to complete a health questionnaire (see link below). 

Please note all form that are not signed/been provided with accompanying proof of ID/Address are discarded after 1 month. 

Patient Contract (To be read and signed before registration is accepted)

Pre-registration Form

Online medical questionnaire for new patients

It can take a considerable amount of time for your medical records to come through to us. Therefore we ask that all our new patients complete a Medical Questionnaire so that we may offer you a 'New patient appointment' where appropriate. 

Note that by sending the form you will be transmitting information about your self across the Internet and although every effort is made to keep this information secure, no guarantee can be offered in this respect.